Week`s Worst Snarls

August 8, 1993

1. Oakland Park Boulevard: Oakland Park Boulevard between Federal Highway and the Intracoastal Waterway will have lane closings: the inside lanes in both directions around Bayview Drive from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, until late August. During September and October, periodic lane closings will occur all along the stretch.

2. Interstate 95: One lane of the southbound entrance ramp at Broward Boulevard will be closed from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Wednesday through Friday. On Saturday and Sunday that ramp will be shut down from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. Drivers are advised to use the I-95 ramps at Sunrise and Davie Boulevards.

3. Hallandale Beach Boulevard: The Hallandale Beach Boulevard bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway is closed to traffic through mid-August. Traffic is being rerouted to Hollywood Boulevard and Northeast 192nd Street in northern Dade County. Pedestrians, emergency vehicles and government-operated buses are being allowed to cross the bridge while renovation work continues.

OTHER BOTTLENECKS

--Eller Drive: The intersection of Eller Drive and Southeast 14th Avenue in Port Everglades will be closed this week while the Florida East Coast Railway works on a crossing there. Drivers can use Southeast 28th Street or Southeast 15th Avenue to get to that section of the port.

--Pembroke Road: One eastbound lane of Pembroke Road around I-95 will be closed from 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., Wednesday through Friday. The right-turn lane on the northbound I-95 exit ramp to eastbound Pembroke Road will be closed from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday.

--Commercial Boulevard: The Intracoastal Waterway bridge on Commercial Boulevard will have one lane closed in each direction from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., Wednesday through Friday.

--State Road A1A: State Road A1A on Hollywood and Hallandale beaches will undergo construction through August and September. Intermittent lane closings will occur for the first three weeks of August. In mid-August, lane closings as much as a mile long will occur.

--State Road 84: One lane in each direction will be closed on State Road 84 just west of I-95 through September, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

--Interstate 95: The outside, northbound lane will be closed from Powerline Road to Commercial Boulevard from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for several months. Workers will build sound-barrier walls along this stretch.

--Oakland Park Boulevard: One lane may be closed in each direction around the intersection of Oakland Park Boulevard and Powerline Road. The closings will occur during daylight hours, Monday through Friday.

--Pines Boulevard: A two-mile stretch of Pines Boulevard is undergoing major rebuilding between Florida`s Turnpike and University Drive. The existing four lanes will remain open from 6 to 9 a.m. and 3:30 to 6 p.m. for rush hours. One lane may be closed at other times and temporary lanes will be added. The project, which will widen Pines Boulevard to six lanes, is scheduled to end by June 1994.

--Florida`s Turnpike: Delays of as long as 15 minutes may hamper motorists at the Homestead toll plaza on Florida`s Turnpike. The existing plaza will have only seven of 11 lanes open while workers build a new plaza. The delays will continue until construction on the $3.8 million project ends during the summer of 1994. Also, Countyline Road will be reduced to one lane in each direction of the turnpike from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. Turnpike traffic around Countyline Road will be reduced from three lanes to two from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.

--Atlantic Boulevard: The Atlantic Boulevard Bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway will have one lane open in each direction until mid-August. The bridge will undergo renovations through November.

--Dixie Highway: Dixie Highway is being widened from Oakland Park Boulevard to Northeast 46th Street. One lane will remain open in each direction while the project continues until September.

--Flamingo Road: Lane closings from State Road 84/I-595 to Griffin Road will end soon. All northbound lanes should be finished and opened by Friday.

--State Road 7/Sample Road: Overpass construction and widening are detouring traffic. Work continues until March 1994.

If you want to report a faulty traffic signal, call Broward County Traffic Engineering at 484-9600. If you have a complaint about a road sign or the need for a traffic light, call the Department of Transportation at 777-4350.

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